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Sell or keep?
Bought 53 plate Ford Mondeo TDCI 130 in March this year and now see why they are called money pits on some forums!
New pads and discs when I first got the car; fair enough.
Then turbo seized and had that replaced (£919 from non-franchised diesel garage).
Both rear springs, a front wheel bearing and a front suspension part (drop-link?) replaced three weeks ago for MOT. (£520)
Last week it died and had to be recovered to local diesel garage. Apparently dirty fuel has knackered the fuel pump and all four injectors and the whole thing needs flushing and the damaged parts replaced. Estimate is £1700. Fortunately it looks like my insurance covers this.
What else can go wrong?
My question? Do I sell it or keep it?
Mileage is 80,000.
George
New pads and discs when I first got the car; fair enough.
Then turbo seized and had that replaced (£919 from non-franchised diesel garage).
Both rear springs, a front wheel bearing and a front suspension part (drop-link?) replaced three weeks ago for MOT. (£520)
Last week it died and had to be recovered to local diesel garage. Apparently dirty fuel has knackered the fuel pump and all four injectors and the whole thing needs flushing and the damaged parts replaced. Estimate is £1700. Fortunately it looks like my insurance covers this.
What else can go wrong?
My question? Do I sell it or keep it?
Mileage is 80,000.
George
Asked on 28 September 2011 by Sidlaw Soarer
Answered by
Honest John
Not that much left to go wrong apart from the dual mass flywheel.
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